Were Stephen Jackson’s comments about Port Arthur out of bounds?

Port Arthur native and San Antonio Spurs forward Stephen Jackson, 34, ripped his hometown in an interview on Grantland.com, an ESPN website. “Sixty percent of everybody is doing the same thing, selling drugs, gang-banging. And the other 40 percent are people working hard, trying to make an honest living, churchgoing people. The opportunity to make it out is very slim. There’s been a million basketball players to come out of there and I’m the second one to make it to the NBA. It’s a hellhole.” But Jackson said he loves Port Arthur.

Were Stephen Jackson's comments about Port Arthur out of bounds?

Yes. It's the direct environment that he grew up in.

No. At his age, he should have savvier way to describe Port Arthur.

Who cares. He's not paid for Port Arthur's public relations. He's paid to play basketball.